Welcome
Thomas Hegghammer (CV) is an academic specialising in the study of violent Islamism. He is a senior research fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) in Oslo and a non-resident fellow at New York University's Center on Law and Security. He is the author of the book Jihad in Saudi Arabia (Cambridge University Press) and the co-author of al-Qaida in its own words (Harvard University Press, 2008). Thomas Hegghammer also edits the blog Jihadica and comments frequently in international media.
Recent Publications
- "The Rise of Muslim Foreign Fighters", International Security (6 January 2011)
- "The case for chasing al-Awlaki", ForeignPolicy.com (24 November 2010)
- "Why jihad went global," The Institute Letter [summer issue] (6 September 2010)
- "Why Does Al-Qaeda Have a Problem With Norway?", TheAtlantic.com (13 July 2010)
- "Lady Gaga vs. the Occupation", ForeignPolicy.com (31 March 2010)
- "Yemeni Threat in Saudi Arabia", ForeignPolicy.com (26 March 2010)
- Op-ed: "There is nothing soft about Saudi counterterrorism", ForeignPolicy.com (11 March 2010)
- Report on "The Failure of Jihad in Saudi Arabia", in Occasional Paper Series, West Point/CTC (26 February 2010)
- Book review of Najwa bin Laden et al, Growing up Bin Laden, in the National (7 January 2010)
Other news
- Webcast recorded for the National September 11 Memorial Museum website (7 July 2010)
- Jihad in Saudi Arabia reviewed in the Economist (25 March 2010), International Affairs (11 May 2010), Ny Tid (11 June 2010), Times Higher Education (1 July 2010), Le Monde Diplomatique (August 2010), Weekendavisen (26 August 2010), Asia Times (4 September 2010), the Middle East Journal (25 October 2010), al-Ghad (26 November 2010), Babylon - Nordic Journal of Middle East Studies (1 December 2010), Academische Boekengids (22 December 2010), and al-Majalla (14 January 2011).
Upcoming talks
None scheduled
